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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
Better a Dry Morsel with Quietness
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
but the Lord tests the heart.
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
and parents are the pride of their children.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool —
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
they think success will come at every turn.
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
than a fool bent on folly.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
of one who pays back evil for good.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent —
the Lord detests them both.
the Lord detests them both.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
when they are not able to understand it?
To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
and puts up security for a neighbor.
A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
to pervert the course of justice.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.